DUCKING SIN: WHAT SHOULD PHIL ROBERTSON HAVE SAID?

•    Duck Dynasty patriarch ousted for quoting 1Cor.6:9f
•    pick your battles - and places
•    sin: missing the mark; breaking God’s law
•    don’t reject Jesus and disobey, but hold Him ‘precious’
•    violation of divine law AND of God’s holy character
•    anything in creature contrary to Creator’s holy character

AHAZ’ PROBLEM AND PROTEST

•    conflict from north; compromise spiritually
•    hearts shaking at impending military threat
•    piously refuses to ask God for sign, even though commanded
•    don’t try God’s patience; exhausting every other alternative first

GOD’S PROMISE AND PROVISION

•    prophecy that Syria & Israel wouldn’t last long as nations
•    before baby a youth, situation would be much different
•    God’s omnipotence outweighed Ahaz’ lack of obedience

THE VIRGIN BIRTH: OUR DILEMMA, DIVINE SOLUTION

•    Matthew, Luke highlight male non-involvement in Jesus’ conception
•    need sacrifice to be ‘like’ us yet ‘unlike’ us (holy)
•    Jesus was made like us, yet totally without sin - including original sin
•    nothing is impossible with God!

THE SPIRIT’S READY TO DO EVEN MORE

•    imagination gets lost thinking about God’s omnipotence
•    Jesus more fully human than we are
•    Spirit worked powerfully in resurrection; incarnation; and in us